“We’re not surprised, and frankly, bring it on,” Schmidt said last week from the Dreamland Foundation’s Oak Street office.

Schmidt and executive director Patty Roggeveen offered a forceful defense of the foundation’s decision to sever ties with CBT and stop paying its bills, describing a dysfunctional relationship with the company, nearly from the start. Alleging a breach of contract, CBT Architects is seeking $778,893 in unpaid invoices, interest and other damages from the Dreamland Foundation.

“We were never happy with anything they brought to us, it was like we said one thing, and they brought us another one,” Schmidt said. “The project was over-designed from the very beginning. It was enormous, it was expensive, it was all kinds of things we didn’t want.”

To read the entire story, pick up this week's Inquirer and Mirror or register for the I&M's online edition by clicking here.